Wednesday, December 30, 2015

On Tuesday January 5, 2015 at 6 PM the Angels Camp City Council will meet at the Firehouse to elect a new Mayor and Vice-Mayor and to pass the new Tree Police law against residents. They are also passing a new law against POT in Angels Camp.

They will also appoint 2 people to the Angels Camp Museum committee and approve giving Anne Forrest more money for her Commemorative Committee.

In spite of Mr. Big Pot and his friends in the booze industry, it looks like the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana laws will have an initiative on the 2016 ballot to legalize its use for adults.

This initiative will: Allow adults 21 years and old to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana; Cultivate 6 plants for personal use; Regulate and TAX the marijuana industry, growers and sellers; and Rewrite criminal penalties for past marijuana offenses to misdemeanors or less.

December 29, 2015 at 8:15 AM: Three different animal hazards have been reported in Calaveras County in the last half hour; Cows at Parrotts Ferry Road and Hwy 4 in Vallecito, and unidentified animals at Littlejohn and Flint Trail in Copper and at Basket and Bow in Copper.

Be cautious in those areas until CHP can clear the roadway. Animal owners need to carefully maintain their fences. One horse was killed this morning and three people injured when a horse escaped and was hit by a small car in Citrus Heights.

Monday, December 28, 2015

On December 26, 2015 Calaveras Sheriff's deputies arrested Brandon Leslie Earl (28) of San Andreas at the Calaveras County Jail.

Earl was booked into the Jail for alleged 2nd Degree burglary and Receiving Stolen Property over $950, both felonies, and for Possession of a Controlled Substance and being under the Influence of a Controlled Substance, both misdemeanors.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

At the last Angels Camp City Council meeting, these 5 paranoids actually planned to start policing trees and bushes in Greenhorn Creek. Do you now realize the insanity of this City Council?

Mayor Wes Kulm has offered to be the "chief of tree police, and will patrol Greenhorn, looking for those criminal violators. You are not allowed to let a leaf fall, have a branch that blocks city light, or anything on THEIR sidewalks or streets.

December 22, 2015 at 4:40 AM: Mud and slides have been reported in several areas of Calaveras County as the rain continues to fall in the area.

On Hwy 26 and Woodhouse Mine Road in West Point, on Obyrnes Ferry Road and Duchess Drive in Copperopolis and at Hwy 4 and Telegraph in Copperopolis, mud, rocks and debris are reportedly across the roadways.

December 21, 2015: The Calaveras Sheriff's Office has issued a notice that the National Weather Service is warning of possible flash floods in the Butte Fire burn area through Tuesday afternoon, December 22, 2015.

Anyone traveling in the Butte Fire area should be alert that rainfall could be 3 to 6 inches and road problems due to flooding are probably, with rock and debris flows.

December 21, 2015: Caltrans is requiring chains on all vehicles without 4 wheel drive at Camp Connell on Hwy 4 in Calaveras County, at Ham's Station on Hwy 88 in Amador County and at Long Barn on Hwy 108 in Tuolumne County.

"Hey Ollie, move over! We're
in this asphalt potty together! Is it
big enough for the three of us??

On December 18, 2015 Thomas P. Infusino, representing the Calaveras Planning Coalition, appealed the decision of the Calaveras County Planning Director Peter Maurer, who denied the public the right to see the million dollar

Thursday, December 17, 2015

We spoke to a business owner in Arnold who said that they have received numerous calls now from someone claiming to be PG&E, saying they owe money.

The caller gives another number to call and pay or says their power will be cut in the next hour. PG&E says this is a new common SCAM. Be careful! Check anything out before giving financial information.